I wonder though – this tool seems focused on “small companies”, doing the Yahoo-like video/Flash stuff. Will it allow regular users to create tv shows? Will the videos be portable in RSS feeds, and onto devices like iPod and all? I think there lies the challenge. Video online is not really online if it’s not portable in the sense that it has a URL, can be added to RSS feeds, can be shared like that..

thanks for double posting this reply to my site. I responded to you at loadedpun.com. i’m too lazy to double post. probably why i don’t get invited to places like Brightcove!

Ahh….I do know much more about media than that single post suggests. In fact, I worked for Apple, Authorware, and the company that kickstarted non-linear video editing (NewTek). So I’ve got a couple of decades of experience at big company video publishing and personal video publishing off and online.

Having seen Brightcove up close (have you?) and gone through MetaStories from a high level, it meets needs in new ways.

Personally I podcast, do photo restoration, use Final Cut Pro and iMovie for video editing, publish print and ebooks with InDesign, so am well aware of all the enabling tools out there.

But tools do NOT handle workflow and don’t scale past an individual. Even the five person company I’m working with on their needs right now need scalable tools. That’s the point to Brightcove and why MetaStories is a good fit. Maybe I didn’t make the point well enough.

Steve Borsch of Connect the Dots claims that Brightcoves acquistion of Seattle-based MetaStories will make WYOU (user generated internet television) possible.
Where have you been, Steve?
Yeahits nice that Ap…

Numerous videoblogs, vodcasts, online documentaries, news programs, music videos, online digital films,etc have been gaining audiences without the need for a company like Brightcove.

anne